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So this isn't gonna be a long video and this is something I'm trying out to just kind of Have a different type of video I put up every now and then which is basically just talking about random topics that have something or Everything to do with horror the horror genre the horror community the industry whatever so for this one in particular I've kind of been wanting to talk about you know some of my problems with the way that some people do film reviews Specifically people are putting it out on social media just online in general and I Do need to say first, you know, I don't judge too much on certain things, but that but there are Pet peeves that I have and there's one thing in particular and this is the main thing I want to address in this There's one thing in particular that drives me super nuts That people do with their movie reviews from time to time if people are getting screener copies from a specific place Now I'll just use shutter as an example for this video because I'm getting screeners from shutter So it's relatable for me So I have seen people who if they're getting shutter screeners or screeners from other places They always say that they love the film They always have the most amazing most glowing things to say about the film and I have never ever ever seen them Say anything negative and I've also never seen them pass on reviewing one of those films So for me, you know I I do about one Video a week for shutter originals or exclusive Exclusives which are what they send out screeners for and so that's a that's a decent amount of films I mean at this point. I actually have a whole Playlist on my channel for all the shutter exclusives and originals and I'm getting close to a hundred films So of those if you're saying on every single one of those that you love it that it's so great And this is what I see some of these people doing for reviews You're not telling the truth Now maybe it's a situation where you kind of want to lead with what you really like about the film But I think it's important to kind of temper things and if you don't like it say good and say bad That's something that I tend to do, you know I'll give it a rating in the end and maybe it's an overall bad rating or maybe it's an overall good rating But I make sure in my reviews to say what I do like and what I don't like the reasoning for that being I think it's important to put that information out there to make it available to anyone who's watching it or anyone Who'd be who'd be reading any type of review like mine? If someone does it the way I do Have that information for them so they can make a decision on whether they want to watch the film or not I mean really why are people doing reviews? For me, it's two reasons one. I just want to talk about film So when I watch a film, I want to talk and I don't have that many people where I live who I can really get nerdy about Horror with and really talk it out So that's one reason the other reason is to help people make up their mind Now I know I do say a lot of the times that I feel like every film is worth watching at least once So you can make up your individual mind about that film and I do believe that I think it's definitely worth it because someone put time into that and whether you end up loving it or you end Up hating it or falling somewhere in between. It's worth just spending that time to find out Because ultimately, you know, you may think you have the same taste as I do But you don't you know because eventually we're gonna get to that one film where I say I really like this and you say I hate it or vice versa. So just saying so it really does drive me crazy when people are just like this is awesome Hey, this is awesome, too. This is awesome, too Now maybe it's a situation where that person is just insanely positive and they never have anything bad to say But I heavily doubt that now my thoughts on why this type of thing ends up happening a lot of times Probably has to do with people's fear of losing their access to those screeners also their fear of not getting Their posts online, especially Shared by whoever's giving them the screeners prime example being There are people who I see putting out reviews for shutter originals and exclusives who all of the time shutters liking their tweets They're retweeting their tweets stuff like that me. You're not gonna see that It like pretty much never happens now. They're giving me screeners and they know who I am But the reason that they're not doing it is because they don't know without watching my videos How I feel about the film most likely and I don't think they're willing to take the chance on actually promoting What I'm doing for reviews and then accidentally promote one where I say something bad about a film Now that said I don't ever say anything Truly horrible about films I always try to temper it like I was saying where I say this is what I don't like This is what I do like and you know stress that it's my personal opinion And I fully believe that there are gonna be people out here out there who love the film even though I didn't love the film So just saying but just notice No social media interaction pretty much from shutter Because I think they think it's a roll of the dice if they try and promote anything that I put out there But they keep giving me the screeners and I am thankful for that. I love it. I think it's I think it's great I really do like being able to provide people with you know My no spoiler reviews on these films before they end up coming out because you know Even though I do push people to you know watch the film anyway and make up your own opinion I do also understand that people have limited time and if you can watch my review and then just be like Yeah, it just doesn't sound like it's for me. Okay. I save you some time That's good and and it's a service I can provide and I'm happy to do that So I think it's important for that reason But I just wanted to do this video because that is the one big thing that irks me I also want to find out is that something that bothers you out there because I feel like it over time can really become a Credibility issue when people start to realize that whoever's putting out these reviews and they're always positive They never have anything bad to say do people start to see that and and Understand that pattern and say, you know, I don't really know if I can trust these people Because they said that this movie was good and this movie was good in this movie and I've watched them all and a bunch of Those I thought were terrible Just saying I feel like there are a lot of people out there who do movie reviews There are there are a lot of people out there and I think what's kind of important is to find the person who you think gives you the best information for what you're looking for and also Another way to go for it is find the person who you think is closest to your opinion on films Like I said, it's never gonna be the same It never will because you're always gonna get to those films It's probably many films where you disagree, but you know Sometimes you find the person who's very close and I have found some of those people before but anyway, I don't want this to go on too long I'm not even gonna let it go ten minutes, but Would be interested in your thoughts on this topic. So go ahead and put some comments down there Also, do you like videos like this? If if you do I am open to other topics I am totally down to analyze or give my opinions on certain things within the horror community Or having to do with film in general or whatever So let me know is this something you're interested in do you like these types of things and if you have topic ideas I am open to that. So go ahead and put it down in the comments Also, do me a quick favor hit the subscribe button if you like this video or any video. I've ever done I do appreciate that. Also. Did you know I do movie review videos? So I have plenty of them on my channel. Go ahead and check that out and a lot of playlists Also hit the notification bell button if you do hit the subscribe which Come on. Just hit the subscribe. It takes a second But anyway, I do thank you for checking this out and until next time keep it brutal